Category: social studies
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Baseball: A Game for Every Subject
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I read an article today by Matt Davis that prompted me to update my Baseball Unit. It’s baseball for every subject in this unit…even English class! Here are the details of the Out of Bounds Baseball Unit, if you don’t want the PDF: Back Story Integrating GIS into core content is easy if you take… Read more
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Mapping Black History Month
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It’s February and many educators will be exploring Black History in celebration of Black History Month, http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/. Perhaps you’d like an alternative to videos and worksheets…have you thought of using maps and stories to get students beyond the text? I created a lesson plan for mapping students through The Watsons Go to Birmingham. It contains experiences… Read more
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The Great Pumpkin Harvest
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It just wouldn’t be fall without pumpkins and great stories. One of my favorite stories is the one made famous by Charles Schultz. Linus van Pelt tries to convince his friends that The Great Pumpkin “rises out of the pumpkin patch that is the most sincere.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiSIQzwIPzQ Another website with good information about the story is http://peanuts.wikia.com/wiki/It’s_the_Great_Pumpkin,_Charlie_Brown.… Read more
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Q & A: Do you have any maps of world governments?
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I often get questions about where to find maps on various topics. This week a colleague, who teaches elementary students-third grade, asked about incorporating maps of world government types with their study of democracy and the three branches of US government while comparing it to Ancient Greece. Here’s what I found: A nice lesson plan… Read more
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Cross-Curricular Units with GIS
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If you’re searching for great ways to integrate English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies and GIS lessons, then start with these two examples. Both units include reading, writing and thinking along with solid content-driven examples in all subjects. “Water, Water Everywhere” “Out of Bounds: A Cross-Curricular Baseball Unit” Both units are available from my… Read more
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New Book, Digital Geography-Geospatial Technologies in the Social Studies Classroom
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Digital Geography – Geospatial Technologies in the Social Studies ClassroomEdited by:Andrew J. Milson, University of North Texas andMarsha Alibrandi, Fairfield University You can order directly from the publisher at http://www.infoagepub.com/products/content/p473c94ace3ef3.php Alternatively, it is also available on Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Geography-Geo-spatial-Technologies-International/dp/1593116721/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201640376&sr=8-1 http://gisined.blogspot.com http://www.barbareeduke.com Read more